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Tweet suff. 1. a. Quality, state, or condition: scholarship. b. Something that shows or possesses a quality, state, or condition: courtship. 2. Rank, status, or office: professorship. 3. Art, skill, or craft: penmanship. 4. A collective body: readership. [Middle English, from Old English -scipe.] |
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n. 1. a. A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation. b. A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts. 2. An aircraft or spacecraft. 3. The crew of one of these vessels. 4. One's fortune: When my ship comes in, I'll move to a larger house. v. shipped, ship·ping, ships v.tr. 1. To place or receive on board a ship: shipped the cargo in the hold. 2. To cause to be transported; send. See Synonyms at send1. 3. To place (a ship's mast or rudder, for example) in its working position. 4. a. To bring into a ship or boat: ship an anchor. b. To place (an oar) in a resting position inside a boat without removing it from the oarlock. 5. To hire (a person) for work on a ship. 6. To take in (water) over the side of a ship. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To go aboard a ship; embark. 2. To be sent as a delivery: The books that we ordered shipped from warehouse yesterday. 3. To travel by ship. 4. To hire oneself out or enlist for service on a ship. ship out Idiom: 1. To accept a position on board a ship and serve as a crew member: shipped out on a tanker. 2. To leave, as for a distant place: troops shipping out to the war zone. 3. To send, as to a distant place. 4. Informal To quit, resign from, or otherwise vacate a position: Shape up or ship out. tight ship A well-managed and efficient business, household, or organization: We run a tight ship. [Middle English, from Old English scip.] shippa·ble adj. |
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